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Some of the most important estate planning areas for a non-traditional family are living wills, health care directives, and powers of attorney. If two people aren’t legally married, or related by blood, they may as well be strangers. The Florida…

I’m being contacted by an increasing number of non-traditional families these days…with good reason. Non-traditional families are becoming the one of the biggest demographics in America. Whether gay or lesbian (legally married or not), divorced with children, “significant others” living…

Too Many of Us Are Ending Up Back in the Hospital After Being Discharged A recent report by Dartmouth University researchers revealed that one in eight Medicare surgery patients ended up back to the hospital within 30 days of being…

More meat-and-potatoes about the bill that avoided the Fiscal Cliff… CLASS ACT REPEAL: The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 repeals the CLASS Act, and provides for the establishment of a Commission on Long-Term Care. According to some reports, President…

What, exactly, is a “Do Not Resuscitate” order (DNR)? It’s basically a type of advance directive… stating that you do not wish to receive cardio-pulmonary resuscitation if your heart stops. You give the form to your doctor, and it becomes…

Palliative care is basically the prevention and treatment of pain. It does not aim for a cure, per se; it aims, instead, for relief. And – although anyone suffering from any disease can receive palliative care – it’s most often…

Unless you know something I don’t, we’re all going to die. We’re not, however, all going to die the same way. Some of us will die naturally, in a comfortable environment – perhaps our own home – surrounded by family.…